{"product_id":"the-binding-of-equals-r-a-alvarez-9798247801863","title":"The Binding of Equals: Book one of the Serpent's Gate Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe was never meant to have power. Now the world wants her dead for it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaelith has spent her life invisible-until forbidden fire answers her call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she's marked as a threat, hunted by the very system meant to control magic... a power she doesn't understand, and can't fully control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSera has sworn loyalty to that system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnforcing the law. Hunting those like Kaelith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe should be Kaelith's executioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she can't stay away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn together by something neither of them can explain, their connection becomes more dangerous than the magic itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause if Sera follows her duty, Kaelith dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if she doesn't... everything she's ever believed in will burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ancient forces rise and the Serpent's Gate begins to awaken, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur-and the cost of choosing each other may be more than either of them can survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePower demands sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003eLove demands everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dark fantasy with emotional stakes\u003cbr\u003e- Forbidden magic and deadly consequences\u003cbr\u003e- Sapphic slow-burn romance\u003cbr\u003e- Enemies-to-lovers tension\u003cbr\u003e- High-stakes choices and moral conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. a. Alvarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247801863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"R. a. Alvarez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874646503679,"sku":"9798247801863","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-binding-of-equals-r-a-alvarez-9798247801863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}